14 Things to Do in Adelboden 2025

10 Highlights Adelboden

• 56 lifts and mountain railroads connect Adelboden with the surrounding hiking and skiing area Adelboden-Lenk
• 300 km of marked hiking trails are available in summer
• 200 km of interconnected ski runs are located in the ski areas
• 600 m deep fall of the Engstligen waterfalls
• The original course of the FIS Ski World Cup (including finish photo) can be skied by everyone
• 45 km long route network for scooter rides is available at the Vogellisi mountain between Adelboden, Hahnenmoos and Silleren
• Tschentenalp is the local mountain of Adelboden with great offers in summer and in winter
• In the south of Adelboden lies the Engstligenalp
• The high alpine hiking trail Aeugi-Lowa is popular and impresses with its views
• The 100 m long Choleren Gorge with impressive waterfalls and climbing possibilities

Attractions Around Adelboden

Adelboden is located centrally in the Engstligental valley and is well connected to the surrounding villages and mountains all the way to Frutigen.

Tschentenalp, Adelboden's Local Mountain

The Tschentenalp is considered the local mountain of Adelboden and can be reached in just five minutes by cable car (gondola). Near the mountain station, you'll find a playground, a Giant Swing, and beautiful viewpoints.

In summer, Tschentenalp is primarily a popular hiking area. There are long biking routes that lead from Adelboden up to Tschentenalp and back. In winter, 14 km of sledding tracks are prepared. A six-kilometer sled run takes you down a particularly wide slope into the valley. If you take a break on the terrace of the summit restaurant, you have the chance to enjoy views of the three-thousanders Wildstrubel, the Lohner massif, and Tschingellochtighorn.

Cholerenschlucht near Adelboden

The Cholerenschlucht is a 100-meter-long gorge above the roaring Tschentenbach. It's accessible via stairs and bridges and showcases impressive waterfalls, round-shaped rocks, and watermills. Under the supervision of the Adelboden Alpine School, you can also go climbing and participate in abseiling exercises here.

The easy circular hike from Adelboden takes about two hours (8 km). From Cholerenschlucht, you can reach the Pochtenkessel in about 20 minutes. It's a deep rock basin where the Otterebach and the Engstlige converge.

Engstligenalp in the south of Adelboden

The Engstligenalp is a high plateau located above Adelboden at about 2000 m above sea level. You can reach it in just three minutes from Adelboden via the Globi cable car.

The Engstligen waterfalls are among the most water-rich waterfalls in Switzerland. They plunge thunderously and foamily over 600 m into the depths. For families with children, the ride on the Globi gondola is already a special experience. The view of the waterfalls, the mountain landscape, and the alpine landscape with cows makes for a beautiful start to an adventurous day.

Hahnenmoos and Sillerenbühl

Sillerenbühl (1976 m above sea level) and the Hahnenmoos pass are the “Mountains of Vogellisi”. In summer, the best way to experience the freedom of the mountains is by scooter, with a route of 45 km in place. The Vogellisi adventure trail is also part of it. The entire area is a hiking paradise both in summer and winter.

The Aeugi-Lowa trail leads from Hahnenmoos pass to Engstligenalp. Along this path, you’ll gain insight into the high alpine zones and their fascination. There’s even a Skynest waiting for you at the top of the mountain. It’s woven from willow and awaits you at the Sillerenbühl mountain station.

Elsigenalp and Metschalp

The popular winter sports area of Elsigen-Metsch also transforms into a wonderful hiking area in summer. For example, you can reach Brandsee in just fifteen minutes from the top station of the Lenk cable cars.

The Lohner massif east of Adelboden

The Lohner consists of several mountain peaks:

• Mittaghorn (2678 m above sea level)
• Vordere Lohner (3049 m above sea level)
• Mittlere Lohner (3002 m above sea level)
• Hindere Lohner (2929 m above sea level)
• Nünihorn (2717 m above sea level)

The Lohner massif is very popular among mountaineers. The Lohner hut is located about halfway up.

Tropic House Frutigen

The Tropic House Frutigen is also a breeding station for sturgeon and caviar. A stroll through the tropical forest is ideal for a family outing. Large aquariums and the interactive exhibition "How the fish came to the mountain" are designed for children. Lili the marmot conveys interesting facts in language suitable for children. In the tropical house there are several restaurants and a tropical lodge for overnight stays.

Activities in and around Adelboden

The region around the village of Adelboden is a popular destination year-round in the Bernese Oberland.

Trottiland Adelboden

The scooter is a mix between a bike and a kick scooter. Kids aged eight and older can ride one of these. In Adelboden, there are 45 km of trails available for scooting. You can choose from seven different routes. The Vogellisi Mountain is also known as "Trottiland".

Scooters can be rented at

• Sillerenbühl,
• Bergläger,
• Hahnenmoos,
• Geils

Scooter Routes

• Curve Culture (Sillerenbühl – Bergläger): 5 km, 500 meters elevation gain, medium
• Mile Muncher (Sillerenbühl – Aebi – Stiegelschwand – Village – Oey): 15 km, 750 meters elevation gain, hard
• Valley Floor Rocker (Aebi - Gilbach - Rehärti - Village): 5 km, 100 meters elevation gain, easy
• Summit Thriller (Sillerenbühl - Wendeplatte - Geils): 3 km, 100 meters elevation gain, medium
• Pass Rally (Hahnenmoos - Geils): 3 km, 250 meters elevation gain, medium
• Panorama Ride (Geils - Bergläger): 6 km, 250 meters elevation gain, medium
• Spring Sprint (Bergläger - Gilbach - Rehärti - Oey): 8 km, 200 meters elevation gain, easy

Hiking from Adelboden

In summer, the main activity in this area is hiking. Mountain hikes in the alpine terrain tend to be easy to moderately difficult hikes that you can do with the whole family. A wheelchair accessible circular hike is possible on Engstligenalp.

• Panoramic hike Hörnliweg Adelboden: 6.1 km, 2:30 h, 242 hm ascent and descent. The trail leads from Adelboden up to the Höreli (Hörnli). It continues to Taubenfels and via the Senggi forest back to Adelboden. On the way views over the Niesen chain, Engstligental, Lohner and Wildstrubel.
• Tschentenalp-Schermtanne-Adelboden: 6.7km, 3:15 h, 102 hm ascent and 668 hm descent. By gondola to Tschentenalp, then descent through the woods to Schermtanne. By bus back to Adelboden.
• Blumenweg: 3.2 km, 1 h, 101 hm ascent and descent. By train to Sillerenbühl at almost 2000 m above sea level, from here to the Hahnenmoospass. With the mountain railroad the trip goes back down.
• Cholerenschlucht from Adelboden: 8 km, 2:30 h, 264 hm. By bus to the bus stop in Tregel (direction Frutigen) and from there 15 min to the gorge. After crossing the Choleren Gorge, you can walk to the Neuweg bus stop (15 min) and take the bus back to Adelboden. The gorge itself is accessible by stairs and footbridges.
• Daubenfelswanderung from Adelboden: 6.34 km, 2 h, 230 hm ascent and descent. The hike starts at the stop of the Silleren cable car.
• VogelLisi - the adventure trail: 3.5 km, 2 h, 490 m descent. The hike starts at the Sillerenbühl mountain station at 1974 m above sea level and ends at the Bergläger middle station.

Hiking from Adelboden

You can also take some challenging hikes starting from Adelboden.

• from Adelboden to Albristhorn: 13 km, 6 h, 887 m uphill, and 923 m downhill. You’ll hike from Sillerenbühl (1934 m above sea level) to Albristhorn (2761 m above sea level) and descend down the eastern ridge back to Adelboden. Along the way, you’ll traverse Laveygrat and Tierberg to Seewlehorn. The view from Albristhorn stretches from Wildhorn to Diablerets and from Wildstrubel to Eiger. You need to be sure-footed and not afraid of heights for this hike.
• From Engstligenalp to Iffigenalp: 16.4 km, 6 h, 1053 m ascent, 1431 m descent. You’ll take the cable car to the Engstligenalp. From here, head west and ascend to Ammertenpass. After that, continue into Ammertental and on to Siebenbrunnen. These are several streams of water shooting out from a limestone wall, the source of Simme. The path then leads over Langermatte and past meadows to Iffigenalp.

Mountain Biking and E-Biking

You can go on mountain biking tours from Adelboden, but the cable cars don’t always carry bikes. So, you may need to ride your bike up and back down the mountain. The gondola to Tschentenalp even provides free transport for mountain bikes.

Swimming in the Mountains

There are thirteen mountain lakes where you can swim. These include:

• Arvenseeli
• Brandsee
• Dossen-Seeli
• Elsigsee
• Iffigsee
• Muggenseeli
• Lenkerseeli
• Oberstockensee & Hinterstockensee
• Oeschinensee
• Silleren-Seeli
• Speichersee Brenggen
• Tschingelsee

There’s also the Grübi swimming pool in Adelboden. It features a 50 m swimming pool, a wellness area, a children's pool, and play areas. On nice days, it stays open until 19:00. At Sportzentrum Frutigen, you’ll find many other sports facilities, including an outdoor pool.

By the way, swimming is not allowed at Blausee.

skiing and snowboarding in Adelboden

The Adelboden Lenk ski area is considered a top destination for skiing. The bright white slopes are internationally recognized, with 60% of the main runs being snow-covered. More than 200 km of ski slopes are spread across several sub-areas.

This includes the respective lifts and cable cars. They are all part of a unified tariff, so you don’t have to worry: the Top4 ski pass is valid for all regions. However, you can also purchase a ticket for just a specific area.

• Ski ticket Adelboden

Sledding around Adelboden

The sledding paths here are particularly wide. From the Tschentenalp, you can even sled down into the valley for over six kilometers. On some evenings, they are open for night sledding.

• Sledding Adelboden

other activities around Adelboden

Other activities in the area around Adelboden include:

• snowfarming
• snow biking
• motor ski cross
• winter hiking
• cross-country skiing
• Snowshoeing
• Paragliding#
• Swinging (Giant Swing)

The Giant Swing is one of the special features in the area above Adelboden. The giant hanging seat swing stands at an altitude of almost 2000 meters.

A jumping-off point for paragliding is located at Schwandfälspitz on Tschentenalp.

Events in Adelboden

The events around Adelboden are manifold. At the end of November until the beginning of January the Adelbodener Wiehnachtswäg is open daily and also illuminated. Christmas hostels are set up in various barns along the Zwischenpörternweg.

The FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden is held over three consecutive days in January each year.

Between the beginning of February and the beginning of March, illuminated Night Skiing is held on the Chuenisbärgli every Friday evening. As Chuenis bi night, the Laser and Ski Show with musical show on the legendary World Cup slope comes into its own. In the restaurant you can order a fondue.

Night sledding at Tschentenalp takes place every Wednesday and Saturday evening, also illuminated.

Every year at the beginning of March the Swiss championships in Skibockfahren take place at TschentenAlp.

At the end of March, the Ski Chilbi in the Adelboden ski area is on the annual program. It takes place at the end of the winter season. There is music, animation and Chilbi drinks in all mountain houses and piste restaurants.

The Classic Car Days are held in Adelboden in mid-June.

Mountain railways to and from Adelboden

• The Tschentenbahn runs from Adelboden to Tschentenalp in 5 min.
• A mountain railway runs from Oey via Bergläger to Sillerenbühl in just under 11 min.
• The Globibahn runs to the south of Adelboden to Engstligenalp in 3 min.
• An aerial cableway goes from Elsigbach to Elsigalp in seven minutes. Elsigbach is reached in 23 min from Adelboden with bus lines 230 to Achseten Kirche and then with line 231.

Mountain railroads in and around Adelboden

Mountain railroads	from-to
Elsigenalp Railways Frutigen	Elsigbach - Elsigenalp
Tschentenbahnen	Adelboden - Tschentenalp
Mountain railroads Adelboden (Silleren Vogellisi mountain)	Oey-Bergläger-Sillerenbühl
Adelboden mountain railroads (Silleren Vogellisi mountain)	Oey-Adelboden
Elsigenalp lifts	Elsigen-Metsch
Bergbahnen Engstligenalp	Adelboden - Engstligenalp
Adelboden mountain railroads (Silleren Vogellisi mountain)	Geils-Hahnenmoos
Lenk Bergbahnen	Lenk-Stoss-Leiterli
Lenk Bergbahnen	Rothenbach-Metsch-Metschstand Stand Xpress
Kandersteg Oeschinensee gondola lift	Kandersteg-Oeschinen
Cable Car Kandersteg Sunnbüel	Kandersteg-Sunnbüel
Gemmibahn	Leukerbad-Gemmipass
Daubensee cable car	Gemmipass. Daubensee
Kandersteg Allmenalp aerial cableway	Allmenalp aerial cableway

Hotels in Adelboden

In Adelboden and the surrounding area, you'll find well over a hundred accommodations. In addition to hotels like Hotel Adler Cambrian and Bellevue Adelboden, there are also guesthouses and vacation rentals.

Parkhotel Bellevue is located slightly above Adelboden and offers beautiful views. A 1,700 square meter SPA is situated right in the garden and can be used in both summer and winter.

The four-star Hotel Cambrian in Adelboden provides direct views of the Engstligental valley. There are 71 rooms and suites available. The hotel also has a wellness area.

For groups of up to 20 people, the Tschenten Chalet is a special experience. It is located on the Tschentenalp and has a double room, a dormitory with 8 beds, and another with 10 beds.

Restaurants in and around Adelboden

In Adelboden, you'll find fine gourmet restaurants and rustic mountain inns. The restaurant Alte Taverne has a pleasantly rustic feel and revives old traditions like table-side carving.

The restaurant Bären, located in the same hotel, offers a unique atmosphere. In addition to international dishes, you can enjoy traditional Swiss cuisine here.

If you love cheese fondue, you shouldn’t miss visiting the restaurant Äbli. It is open from Friday to Sunday and also offers game dishes. The Äbli bus even picks up its guests from the tourist center in Adelboden.

Après-ski can be found all over the ski area, such as at Tschenten Drom, right by the slopes.

Getting to Adelboden

Adelboden is located in the Bernese Oberland. From Bern, you can reach Adelboden by car in about an hour, and from Zurich, it takes about two hours. You can drive to Spiez at the Lake Thun via the highway. From Spiez, mountain roads lead to Adelboden. There is a large parking garage in Adelboden.

Using public transport, you can get from Bern to Adelboden in about 90 minutes:

• Bern – Spiez IC 6 SBB and Spiez – Frutigen BLS or directly from Bern – Frutigen (RE towards Domodossola)
• Frutigen – Adelboden by post bus B 230